Book lovers unite

Edith Wharton's estate is facing imminent foreclosure, but the good news is we can help! Edith Wharton Restoration has launched a major effort to raise enough money to keep the landmark open to the public. They have already raised a third of what they need! Visit http://www.edithwharton.org/ to learn more!

Blog Crush

The Olive Reader has some of the best posts. It started with this title Jhumpa Lahiri wins short story prize; everyone else sucks, and I just read their love of the new Gossip Girl ads (there’s no such thing as bad publicity) floating around the US.

Oh Olive Reader I wish we were friends.

The Road

Maybe you've already heard and I'm terribly out of some loop...
There's going to be a movie version of Cormac McCarthy's The Road? Is it because of Oprah? Is it because of its Pulitzer Prize? Is it because of No Country For Old Men?

Who knows, but here's an article about it.

Still judging books by their covers

I was reading Harper Perennial's blog, The Olive Reader, and found an interesting site about book jackets! We love talking about book covers at LBB, so check out this amazing site http://covers.fwis.com/. Share your opinion or judge silently.